In Singapore, L’Oréal has reached 100% renewable energy across its operated sites in the South Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa (SAPMENA) Zone as at end-2023. This spans all factories, distribution centers, administrative offices and a research & innovation center within the Zone. With 23 operating sites spanning a vast geography, L’Oréal SAPMENA requires […]
In Australia, Australian-led scientific breakthrough to increase oil yield from plants will help advance the production and use of biofuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel. Developed over a decade by scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, the technology was acquired by Australian agricultural innovation company Nufarm. The Biomass Oil Project has been announced, with […]
In the UK, Wizz Air Hungary Ltd (Wizz Air) said it had committed billions of Euros to aiding the airline industry’s decarbonization efforts. They operated the youngest and most carbon-efficient fleet in Europe, with an average age of 4.3 years. As a result, they had the lowest carbon emissions per passenger at 52 g carbon […]
In Denmark, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping is unveiling an updated version of its Fuel Pathway Maturity Map, providing the shipping and financial sectors with a comprehensive overview of the advancements and challenges in sustainable fuel pathways. This intuitive tool provides an overview of key alternative fuels that are expected to […]
In Japan, Marubeni Corporation has completed construction on the Aichi Tahara Biomass Power through Aichi Tahara Biomass Power Plant G.K., in which it has invested together with Enewill Corporation and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. with commercial operations of the power plant commencing November 26. The Power Plant is a wood-fired biomass power plant with a […]
In Belgium, the collection of bio-waste became mandatory in EU Member States on January 1, 2024 following the Waste Framework Directive (WFD). However, the current capture across the EU27 (plus Norway and the UK) is only 5,112,788 metric tons per year, below 26% of the theoretical potential. The vast majority of bio-waste (garden and food […]
In the UK, Crown Oil supplied 1 million liters of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to fuel the world-famous RRS Sir David Attenborough, operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on its voyage from Maderia and Montevideo. Using HVO is helping BAS, and its parent body NERC, reach net zero by 2040. The RRS Sir David […]
In Denmark, NORDEN announced a sustainable maritime fuel agreement with Meta aimed at advancing the decarbonization of the maritime industry. NORDEN’s emissions reduction solution offers a pathway for decarbonization of maritime freight, in an environment with limited geographic biofuels availability. The emissions reduction solution NORDEN follows – known as Book & Claim – works by […]
In Sweden, Metsä Group’s tissue paper business is taking an important step towards more sustainable transports of its tissue products by arranging part of its outbound transports to customers in Scandinavia with fossil-free fuels. This shift is part of the company’s strategic Lean Supply Chain programme aiming for efficient and lean value proposition to local […]
In South Korea, Gyeonggi LPG Sales Association, Korea DME Association, Dawon F&C, and Biofriends Co., Ltd. held a business agreement ceremony at Biofriends Co., Ltd. DME Plant 2 for a demonstration pilot supply project for LPG-12%DME mixed raw material to enter the aerosol and domestic LPG fuel market. Through this agreement, the existing aerosol market […]
